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In sewing and fashion design, a pattern is an original garment from which other garments of a similar style are copied, or the paper or cardboard templates from which the parts of a garment are traced onto fabric before cutting out and assembling (sometimes called paper patterns). Turn of the century sewing in Detroit, Michigan An old sewing machine Sewing is an ancient craft involving the stitching of cloth, leather, animal skins, furs, or other materials, using needle and thread. ...
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(See also List of types of clothing and Clothing terminology) Humans nearly universally wear articles of clothing (also known as dress, garments, or attire) on the body. ...
A template is some form of device to provide a separation of form or structure from content. ...
Fabric may mean: Cloth, a flexible artificial material made up of a network of natural or artificial fibres Fabric (club), a London dance club Fibre Channel fabric, a network of Fibre Channel devices enabled by a Fibre Channel switch using the FC-SW topology This is a disambiguation page, a...
Patternmaking or pattern making is the art of designing patterns.
A custom-fitted basic pattern from which patterns for many different styles can be created is called a sloper or block.
Patterns for custom dressmaking Custom dressmaking frequently begins with the creation of a sloper or block, a basic pattern for a fitted, jewel-neck bodice and narrow skirt, made to the wearer's measurements. The sloper is usually made of lightweight cardboard or tagboard, without seam allowances or style details. Once the shape of the sloper has been refined by making a series of mock-up garments called toiles (UK) or muslins (US), the final sloper can be used in turn to create patterns for many styles of garments with varying necklines, sleeves, dart placements, and so on. This page is a candidate to be copied to Wiktionary. ...
A bodice is an article of clothing for women, covering the body from the neck to the waist. ...
A skirt is a tube- or cone-shaped garment which hangs from the waist and covers all or part of the legs. ...
Cardboard is a heavy wood-based type of paper, notable for its stiffness and durability. ...
For the supersonic drone of the same name, see the D-21 Tagboard. ...
Patterns for home sewing Home sewing patterns are generally printed on tissue paper and sold in packets containing sewing instructions and suggestions for fabric and trim. Modern patterns are available in a wide range of prices, sizes, styles, and sewing skill levels, to meet the needs of consumers. Tissue paper or wrapping tissue is a type of thin, translucent paper used for wrapping and cushioning items. ...
Trim or trimming in clothing and home decorating is applied ornament such as gimp, passementerie, ribbon, ruffles, or, as a verb, to apply such ornament. ...
Home sewing patterns are graded, that is, redrawn to fit larger and smaller sizes than the original design. Ebenezer Butterick invented the graded sewing pattern in 1863, originally selling hand-drawn patterns for men's and boys' clothing. In 1866, Butterick added patterns for women's clothing, which remains the heart of the home sewing pattern market today. Ebenezer Butterick (29 May 1826 – 31 March 1903) was an American inventor, manufacturer, and fashion business executive, born in Sterling, Massachusetts. ...
Patterns for commercial clothing manufacture The making of industrial patterns begins with an existing block pattern that most closely resembles the designer's vision. Patterns are cut of oak-tag (manila folder) paper, punched with a hole and stored by hanging with a special hook. The pattern is first checked for accuracy, then it is cut out of sample fabrics and the resulting garment is fit tested. Once the pattern meets the designer's approval, a small production run of selling samples are made and the style is presented to buyers in wholesale markets. Once the style has demonstrated sales potential, the pattern is graded for sizes, usually by computer with an apparel industry specific CAD program. Following grading, the pattern must be vetted; the accuracy of each size and the direct comparison in laying seam lines is done. Once these steps have been followed and any errors corrected, the pattern is approved for production. When the manufacturing company is ready to manufacture the style, all of the sizes of each given pattern piece are arranged into a marker, usually by computer. The marker is then laid on top of the layers of fabric and cut. Once the style has been sold and delivered to stores – and if it proves to be quite popular – the pattern of this style will itself become a block, with subsequent generations of patterns generating from it. Piece of paper Paper is a thin, flat material produced by the compression of fibres. ...
Computer-aided design (CAD) is the use of a wide range of computer-based tools that assist engineers, architects and other design professionals in their design activities. ...
A seam, in sewing, is the line where two pieces of fabric are held together by thread. ...
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Turn of the century sewing in Detroit, Michigan An old sewing machine Sewing is an ancient craft involving the stitching of cloth, leather, animal skins, furs, or other materials, using needle and thread. ...
A tailor is a person whose occupation is to sew clothes custom-fit to individuals, and to repair clothes. ...
A dressmaker is a person (usually a woman) who makes custom clothing for women, such as dresses, blouses, and evening gowns. ...
Clothing terminology comprises the names of individual garments and classes of garments, as well as the specialized vocabularies of the trades that have designed, manufactured, marketed and sold clothing over hundreds of years. ...
For the martial arts related meaning of Pattern see Tae Kwon Do and Kata (Karate). ...
References - Brockman, Helen L.: The Theory of Fashion Design, Wiley, 1965.
- Aldrich, Winifred.: Metric pattern cutting, 4th ed, London: Bell and Hyman, 1985.
- Fasanella, Kathleen.: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Sewn Product Manufacturing, ATS Inc, 1998.
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